Head of Simulation Core Development - 20263

OVERVIEWNIO is a global company with R&D offices in China, North America, Germany, and UK. NIO is the leader of intelligent Electronic Vehicle (EV) industry in China, which is the largest, fastest growing EV market in the world, and is also rapidly expanding its business worldwide. Digital Systems department at NIO is responsible for building highly reliable, secure, and scalable software for intelligent and fully autonomous driving vehicles. Our scope includes vehicle operating system, software platform, development & productivity tools, central computer and SOA-based digital architecture, cyber security, vehicle cloud & connectivity, etc. Simulation Core Development is a critical team in Digital Systems department, and is responsible for developing simulation and emulation related core components that empower an array of efficiency and quality improvement initiatives across the company.

Responsibilities

• Build a top-class engineering team to develop core simulation & emulation technologies for next-generation intelligent vehicles
• Train and mentor team members and help them grow both technically and professionally
• Develop an open, collaborative, and innovation-driven team culture
• Work closely with architects to convert architectural designs to production-grade code
• Collaborate with the vehicle simulation platform team to ensure the developed simulation & emulation components can be tightly integrated into the whole vehicle simulation platform, in order to provide a highly efficient development & testing environment for user engineering teams to perform function and integration tests
• Be a bridge between the US team and China teams and ensure efficient collaboration across different sites

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the software industry, and 3+ years in leading engineering teams as a people manager
• In-depth knowledge of computer architectures, and working experience in developing simulation and emulation core technologies with virtualization (hypervisors, virtIO, paravirtualization, etc)
• Proven capability of recruiting top talents, and building a great team culture
• Outstanding communication & people skills
• Good understanding of best practice for software development. Passionate about shipping high-quality software
• Goal-driven, CAN-DO spirit, and organized mindset. Passionate about EV industry and smart vehicle technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in scaled and highly automated CI/CD/CT environment, and scaling simulation by using high performance computing cluster / cloud infrastructure
• Experience of building engineering teams from ground up
• Familar with agile software development processes, and tools such as JIRA  

Benefits

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $155,000 (minimum) -$202,000 (midpoint)
• Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training
• Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include discretionary bonus, equity, or benefits

About NIO    NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in connectivity, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive and convenient power solutions, innovative Battery as a Service (BaaS) program, and other user-centric services. NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater flagship premium electric SUV, in China in June 2018, and its variant, the 6-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began deliveries of the ES6 in June 2019. NIO officially launched the EC6, a 5-seater premium electric coupe SUV, in December 2019 and began deliveries of the EC6 in September 2020.
Equal Employment Opportunity   NIO is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, age, sex, ancestry, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, present or past history of mental disability, genetic information or any other classification protected by state or federal law. NIO US is an E-Verify employer.